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| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by charlsecy4(m): 12:32pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
MUST I GO TO CHURCH? There are a few questions to be answered: 1. How will individuals that are spiritually sick receive help? (James 5:13-15) 2. How will the elders pay attention to the congregation of God as Acts 20:28 recommends? 3. How will the Christian overseers shepherd the flock of God put in their care by God? (1 Peter 5:2) 4. How will Christians organise important events if every Christian stayed back at home to do their own thing? Think of the festival of Pentecost at Acts 2. Think of the Remembrance of Christ's Death which Jesus instructed that should be observed (1 Corinthians 11:25, 26), etc. 5. Think of other gatherings of God's people in the Bible which we are asked to emulate at Deuteronomy 31:12, Matthew 18:20, Acts 20:8, Hebrews 10:24, 25, etc? 6. God gave instruction through his Son Jesus Christians MUST preach about His Kingdom. How is this work going to be organized and who will carry it out if everyone stayed away at home? (Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19, 20, Matthew 10:1-42) The list goes on and on. 7. Without a place of gathering, how will the congregation receive vital information and instruction from the "faithful servant" (Matthew 24:45-47) and from Jesus Himself at Revelation 1, 2 and 3 where it's written to the "churches" in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea? As you can see, going to the right place of worship could be important! 1 Like |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by XEGUUN(m): 12:39pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
You have said it all pinkrex. Most deceitful part is the expantiation ☺f some words to some new writing version. And the case ☺f the pastor, they indulge themselves preaching with ideas and not in harmony with the Bible. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by dayotheone(m): 1:00pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
1. It is not compulsory but necessary 2. You must also understand , what is called church , the aim , importance and objective , before you choose your word "of how necessary is church to you" |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Nobody: 1:08pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
i beleive going to church is not compulsory since there is nowhere in the bible that says go to church on sunday! |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Nobody: 1:18pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
Reski: i beleive going to church is not compulsory since there is nowhere in the bible that says go to church on sunday!there is nowhere in the bible that says take the communion , make your confirmation etc so what your take on those one?  must everything be written in the bible? do you respect everything written in the bible? why did you circumcise and will most likely do the same to your son? i understand that some people just don't want to go to church   but please stop giving fake and dumb justification .as for me i think we should drop this christianity nonsense let's go back to paganism/our cultures.ps-don't forget to answer me.thanks |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by IYANGBALI: 1:23pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
luckgood: Lot of people attend church today for their own selfish interest.Some attend for bizness purposes while some attend to catch with old and new boddies.The real crux of offering a true worship to God is not paramount in today's 9ja churches. It's expedient to be in the assemblies of believers but it doesn't have to be in a church or cathedral.some especiallt women go there to show off their new clothes and shoes |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Petraman(m): 1:23pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
From my own point of view, i don't think going to church is that compulsory, but very very necessary and important, cos wen u go to church, and listen to God's word and praise songs, ur faith will be renewed. So, i'll like going to church always, not to look for girls, pastor's mistakes, instrumentalists' mistakes, choir's mistake, etc |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Nobody: 1:26pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
joseph1832:like really? God gave you the possibility to think and finish his works , are all the songs you sing at church in the bible? vices and virtues are they also in the 10 commandments? fam maybe Sunday is your lazy day but going to church is mandatory,but guess what failure to do so won't cause any backlash that's where you guys are lucky the christian community is enough peaceful and open minded to not condemn those who don't go to church. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by mu2sa2: 2:13pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
pinkrex: How has that become a recent event? Or you just noticed?It's xtians that are rejecting church-going, not muslims. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by mu2sa2: 2:17pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
pinkrex:Perhaps Boko haram will give an answer u if they choose. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Nobody: 2:35pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
sista-jay:lol , that's why i like christians, they r so free |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by trojanjeremy: 2:38pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
virtuoso01: The Kingdom of Heaven is in you.reverence pls. And also the context. I'll like to know more |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by YoungUd(f): 2:46pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
The Bible said 'do not exempt urself 4rm the gathering of the brethen, for those that did it in the past, it ws not gud for them. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by respite: 3:10pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
@joseph1832; no it does nt, but it keeps u in d airport awaiting ur time to board d plane to heaven |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by nollywood20: 4:12pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
A church is the body of Jesus Christ and where two or three believers gather is a church, from your living room to the cathedral. So, you and your family can be a church and invite neighbors and others if your wish, to fellowship and worship God with you. The problem of majority of those who claim to be "Christians" in Nigeria is their denominational fanaticism and there are no denominations in heaven. What God sees and only sees is a body or bodies of believers who worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. Majority of Nigerians are church goers and not Christians. Please, separate the sheep from the goats. 1 Like |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Revolva(m): 4:41pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
Yomieluv: is that enough reason to stop church? So because people die from accident is enough for you not to buy a car? Spare me that tales.Bro am ashamed of your comment on the kogi university and I believe its this church mentality that made you have a myopic mind church church have made you not to see beyond any other height only your ideas...how dare u insult kogi ..do your research on kogi u gonna know its close to you yorubas ok ..and Bleep ur church going its means no shit and can help any of us ...this is the survival times ..pastors r just trying to survive on you ...use ur head bro |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by obyrich(m): 6:17pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
joseph1832:Getting a true gathering of the brethren is the problem. The pastor in my local church used to call us his customers. He would then pray that our own customers be as many as we his customers. Many churches are established with the sole aim of making profit. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by pumapuma: 6:41pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
joseph1832: My thoughts exactly! |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by chechemania(f): 7:35pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
joseph1832: blah blah blah... does going to church guarantee one a ticket to heaven? joseph1832: blah blah blah... does going to church guarantee one a ticket to heaven? joseph1832: blah blah blah... does going to church guarantee one a ticket to heaven? |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by frankie121(m): 7:38pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
Hebrews 10:23-25 encourages us to gather together for certain reasons to worship. so its imperative that we attend service always in our worship. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by badmus77(m): 8:18pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
[quote author=tobechi74]IS CHURCH ATTENDANCE IMPORTANT? A pastor heard that one of his parishioners was going about announcing to one and all that he would no longer attend church services. This rebellious parishioner was advancing the familiar argument that he could communicate with God just as easily out in the fields with nature as his setting for worship. One winter evening, the pastor called on this reluctant member of his flock for a friendly visit. The two men sat before the fireplace making small talk, but studiously avoiding the issue of church attendance. After a while, the pastor took the tongs from the rack next to the fireplace and pulled a single coal from the fire. He placed the glowing ember on the hearth. As the two watched in silence, the coal quickly ceased burning and turned an ashen gray, while the other coals in the fire continued to burn brightly. The pastor's silent message was not lost on the parishioner. After a long pause, he turned to the pastor and said "I'll be back at services next Sunday[/quote You want to know what church is all about..plz read these chapters Psalm 48,74,76,80,84,87,122, and for the lukewarm..plz read this Heb6:4-6 @ poster and others...most of you just like jumping, I serious don't blame u guys, chance your view of things to get better understanding of church.. most of us want to be in a big massive church and what's your excuses, looking for salvation, you get healing, foods from large gathering, believe it or not, even Jesus did same, healed, feed but He teaches small groups and we talking about deep talk. What's the point of going to a church with no unity..read psalm 133, no one is righteous because we are dealing with spirit and body, even pastors are not righteous and if you understand 1Peter1:1-2, you will understand yourself better. If God can creates all sorts of animals, same goes to humans, He created good and bad. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Nobody: 9:45pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
Revolva:ok,am sorry,if my outburst got u on the wrong side. Never meant to hurt the alumni, present students,and intending ones. If my post on Kogi state Uni. Hurt you,am so sorry. promise never to write such tribalistic comment again. Hope my apology is accepted. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by eazzzy1(m): 9:52pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
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| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Nobody: 10:00pm On Jan 06, 2013 |
Do you go to church for the pastor or to praise God? At the end of the day. Any fake pastor or pastors with bad intentions wil have their judgement on judgement day. So do not concern yourself about them. There are other churches if you are not happy where you are but we should remember the main reason why we are at church.ote author=ajailer] Though am a believer but i get worried alot by the stories of the lavish lifestyles our pastors live while majority of their congregation pay for all these through their nose...been a while av been to church cos rationally i just cant bring myself to believe wat is being tot in the church these days that we should just keep on sowing into the church,now i prefer donating my money to the motherless and i'd rather fast,wake up @ nite n pray to God on my own and maybe listen to sermons being preached on Tv. U can always have a fellowship anywhere maybe @ ur house with two or more faithful brethrens...fellowship does not av to be @ the church alone[/quote] |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Theblessed(f): 12:43am On Jan 07, 2013 |
[size=18pt]...but why is it you don't read your Bible? If you read your Bible every day, you won't come here asking this question. Really, to answer your question, it is a 'BIG NO'! It is not compulsory to attend Church Services if you don't want to and there is no where in the Bible it is made compulsory. God is Spirit and he is every where - he sees every thing we do or say and he searches our inner hearts and knows the attitudes, thoughts and motives of our hearts. Worship him in Spirit! But I must say this, going or attending Church Service helps in other ways - fellowhip, friendship, support, sharing and socialising with like minded Christians etc that can also help your Christian life but it is not compulsory! [/size] |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by switosman(m): 6:20am On Jan 07, 2013 |
We can all write and post devise opinions online but the truth about God, church and bible is directly proportional to our understanding and interpretation of scriptures and our readiness to obey. is church attendance compulsory? YES and No! Yes to a Christian that knows and understand the thought of God as written in scriptures. No to the christian that deceives himself. To understand church then go to the ist principle of God's dealing with people! Understand why temple worship was instituted? Understand Jesus when he spoke with the samaritan woman! Understand the principle of the shepard and sheep fold! Understand the day of pentecost? Understand the letter to the churches as in revelation! When you understand Gods' ways, you will not have problem with church attendance. One particular church may not appeal to you does not mean that you cannot find another that does. The concept of church is a spiritual entity and each physical representation of church today is a function of interpretation of the head person and it differs fron one person to another. Somewhere by the corner is a church that fits your bigotry. Go to church and trust God to perfect you as he promise when he gave gift to men as written in scriptures but to stay away for whatever reason is playing into the devils hands. Thanks, My 2 pence. God bless you as you read, understand and obey scriptures. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by cleric(m): 6:42am On Jan 07, 2013 |
@ OP, I know I have read this story ages back. Could you remind me which book? respite: @joseph1832; no it does nt, but it keeps u in d airport awaiting ur time to board d plane to heavenI must confess, I love this but I have to ask you, how many of the churches preaches sanctification, consecration, rapture and holiness ( without which no man can see The Lord )? jayjam: I really appreciate pple's views here.churchgoing is necessary but i don't think its compulsory,4 those of u who want to put ur mouth here act like men.READ MATTEW 6:5-"And when u pray,u must nt b like d hyprocrites;4 they love 2 stand nd pray in d synagogues nd at d street corners,that they may be seen by men.Truly,I say 2 u,they av received their reward.But wen u pray,go into ur room nd shut d door and pray to ur Father who is in secret;and ur Father who sees in secret wil reward u"A couple of responses have been similar to this, what I want to say in response is that there is a difference between praying in your home or some private environment and praying in a gathering of saints. Jesus here was talking about praying in your home and in the gathering also, some of us, when we want to pray, we make sure someone knows we are praying by ensuring they hear us pray or see us pray. In the churches, we sit in conspicuous positions so that we can be labelled as fire brand. Some of us even come outside service times to ensure that we give the impression to certain leaders in the church that we pray even outside service times. The apostles prayed as one in the room but they also went to the synagogues to pray as documented in acts3:3. To sum up, I agree with all those that said we should not forsake the gathering of the brethren but please make sure it is the gathering that feeds you with what Jesus will be pleased with. Let every man work out his own salvation with fear and with trembling phil 2:12. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by Nobody: 7:06am On Jan 07, 2013 |
Can't blame you people yellin no...no...no, to church attendance. Yall broke folks. It's monday morning now. So get a job and pay your church dues. |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by joseph1832(m): 7:31am On Jan 07, 2013 |
Yomieluv: is that enough reason to stop church? So because people die from accident is enough for you not to buy a car? Spare me that tales.Which tales my good man? Did I mention here that one should stop church? Stop insinuating my friend! |
| Re: Is Church Attendance Compulsory? by joseph1832(m): 7:35am On Jan 07, 2013 |
danny301:Am not a saint my good man! Am a sinner like you and my point is "going to chirch doesn't guarantee one a ticket to heaven" 1 Like |
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